Whether it's Seaside Heights' trying to re-brand itself for families, or the Wildwoods' playing up their concentration of kitsch, competition for tourist dollars means shore towns have to sell themselves

A stretch of Seaside Heights beachfront near where the Fun Town amusement complex in neighboring Seaside Park once stood will host a pavilion with a bar and terrace for receptions, a pool, and cabanas for daily or summer rentals

Umm, governor? It seems many constituents weren't exactly thrilled that you took a beach day Sunday -- treating family and friends to an empty beach while the rest of New Jersey was turned away from state beaches and parks. Here's what some of them had to say: